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it's also a (decreasingly) culturally normalized break. it can feel strange to stand still or wander about aimlessly otherwise.
by mitjak 6y ago
it's also a (decreasingly) culturally normalized break. it can feel strange to stand still or wander about aimlessly otherwise.
- sharadov 6y agoAlso a great way to meet random strangers..
- mamon 6y agoThat's the double-edged sword however. Many "random strangers" will be homeless people who notice that you are smoking and will ask you if you have a ciggarette to spare. My ex girlfriend used to carry an empty ciggarette box for that very reason: she will show it and tell "sorry, that was the last one I had" :)
- blackbrokkoli 6y agoHeaven forbid underprivileged people attempt to feel joy!
- chordalkeyboard 6y agomore like consuming unnecessary substances and engaging in recreational activities that you can't afford is a good way to become "underprivileged" and cigarettes aren't really going to bring much joy regardless. but there's no harm in asking. just don't expect people to answer any way other than how they choose to answer.
- sharadov 6y agoMy experience has always been the opposite, it's the well heeled guy/gal who has had one too many drinks and wants to bum a smoke. Go, buy a pack, not giving you any! But if a homeless guy asked, always gave one.
- tacocataco 6y agoIt's a culturally normalized narcotic.
- rriepe 6y agoThe downvoting, or the smoking?
- zimpenfish 6y agoBack in the dim and distant days of offices, we used tea breaks for similar, albeit internal, breaks.
- ziml77 6y agoDefinitely won't work everywhere, but stepping out for a coffee is how I take a break. (Though it's usually iced tea instead of coffee for me.) Can also just take a walk. It's aimless, but still good for the mind.
- vram22 6y ago>It's aimless, but still good for the mind. It's because it's aimless that it's good for the mind. Or rather, good for you (because you are not the mind), because you get a break from your "crazy monkey mind"[1]. "You" meaning anyone who does it, not literally you, of course. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_mind https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_mind Also see YouTube videos by Tibetan Buddhist monk Mingyur Rinpoche such as "Calming the Mind". In that video he shares a great insight right near the start, which proves that everyone has awareness, even if they think they don't. Watch "Mingyur Rinpoche ~ Calming the Mind: The Practice of Awareness Meditation" on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dG5ywz8OGqo https://youtu.be/dG5ywz8OGqo